Construction signs on I-89 in South Burlington on July 3. Law enforcement officials are warning drivers to slow down after several incidents in on Interstate 89.(Photo: GLENN RUSSELL/FREE PRESS)Buy Photo

SOUTH BURLINGTON - Have the desire to take your bike for a spin on Interstate 89? That would be illegal, the Vermont State Police reminded folks in a news release they issued about crash that involved a cyclist and two drivers.

Maxwell Greenwood, 20, of Freeport, Maine, was cycling down the interstate around noon Wednesday when he crossed the Exit 13 off ramp as two other drivers attempted to take the exit.

Driver Gatha Nair, 29, of South Burlington stopped her Lexus RX in order to avoid crashing into Greenwood. That caused Lauren Struck, 44, of Essex Junction to crash her Chevrolet Equinox into the rear end of Nair's SUV.

Greenwood and Nair walked away from the rash uninjured, while Struck went to the hospital with minor neck pain. Both drivers were wearing seatbelts.

Struck received a written warning for violating a state traffic law that prohibit highway speeds that would prevent a driver from avoiding a collision. Greenwood received a ticket for riding his bicycle on the interstate.

Police concluded their news release with a reminderl:

"Vermont State Police wish to remind the general public that as noted at every on-ramp, 'pedestrians, hitchhikers, stopping for hitchhikers, animals, bicycles, farm machinery and snow equipment' are prohibited on the Interstate system to include I89 & I-189."